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Manuel Puig

Manuel Puig

Writing

Biography

Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne (December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990) was an Argentine author, commonly called Manuel Puig. Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth(Betrayed by Rita Hayworth, 1968), Boquitas pintados (Heartbreak Tango, 1969), and El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1976) which was adapted into the film released in 1985, directed by the Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco; and a Broadway musical in 1993. Description above from the Wikipedia article Manuel Puig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Happy Together
7.6

A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.

Happy Together

1997
Kiss of the Spider Woman
6.1

Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

2025
Kiss of the Spider Woman
7.0

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
8.5

Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy. Director David Weisman, who also produced "Kiss of the Spider Woman", comes off as rightful creative force behind the production, as it was his true passion. Very detailed comments from all the participants, from the author of the book to the lawyer for the production company, the actors, director, writers, producer, and crew members.

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

2008
The Place Without Limits
7.3

Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.

The Place Without Limits

1978
Tropic Pathway
6.4

Follow the adventures of Kiss of the Spider Woman scribe Manuel Puig portrayed by Fabio Aste, who left Argentina after being persecuted for his homosexuality and settled in exile in Rio de Janiero in this intimate drama from filmmaker Javier Torre. Though life in Rio was full of romance and adventure for Manuel, the controversy surrounding him grew ever more intense, until the only way out was a trip back to his native Argentina. In the years that followed, Puig eventually made the painful decision to move to Mexico, where he spent his final days until death caught up with him at the age of fifty-eight.

Tropic Pathway

2005
Regreso a Coronel Vallejos
5.0

A bitter postcard of the town of the Buenos Aires countryside that Argentinean writer Manuel Puig (1932-90) portrayed with singular mastery, based on his own land, a town named General Villegas. Its inhabitants never forgave him. However, a woman, owner of a painful and enigmatic past, will build a bridge between Coronel Vallejos, the town created by Puig, and the real General Villegas, trying to reconcile the place with the writer.

Regreso a Coronel Vallejos

2018
The Last Supper
7.8

A pious plantation owner attempts to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

The Last Supper

1976
Pubis angelical
5.1

It's about three women, three stories, or perhaps a single story in different projections of time and space. The Mistress wishes to unravel the meaning of being a woman is the victim of Hollywood. Ana is the product of a society ruled or dominated by men.

Pubis angelical

1982
Painted Lips
6.6

The life and the lovers of a few young women in a provincial town.

Painted Lips

1974
El otro
4.9

A novelist travels to the country to learn the problems of a friend's shy son and runs into an intruder.

El otro

1986